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BigBlue2 · 05-01-2003, 09:26 PM

They are 86% certain that I am a man.

They are right.

oriecat · 05-01-2003, 10:01 PM

86% confidence. I am a chick.

Philosoft · 05-01-2003, 10:08 PM

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Originally posted by BigBlue2
They are 86% certain that I am a man.

They are right.

You're only 86% of a man? Weird.

Utnapishtim · 05-01-2003, 10:34 PM

It said that I was a man (correct) but it was only 50% confident. To me it makes no sense for it to say I'm male with only 50% confidence. Might as well say that it doesn't know!

Pyrrho · 05-01-2003, 10:40 PM

I took the test twice. The first time, I answered all of the questions, even those where the choice was completely arbitrary. It said that there was an 80% confidence level that I was a man. I then took the test again, and I did not answer the questions that I believed did not have any acceptable answer, as well as the questions that were obviously designed to determine which gender you really were (e.g., the one about carrying things in one's pockets, the one about the last letter of your middle name, etc.). It then concluded that there was an 80% confidence level that I was a woman. The answers that I did give were, I believe, the same both times; I only failed to respond to non-questions, those that I don't accept any of the answers given, and those that I thought were too obviously pointing to which gender I must be.

Frankly, I don't think very highly of the test.

trillian · 05-02-2003, 01:09 AM

It said "You are definitely a Man!!!" 80% confidence.

WRONG!

Then it said "Really?"

I'm not surprised as I has a good guess at the "correct" answers. But I didn't lie.

Nostalgic Pushhead · 05-02-2003, 01:21 AM

Hmm. I took this months ago, and it said I was a woman.
Now, it says I'm a man.
Actually, both times were pretty close to the middle, so I guess some of it went down to random choices. (for instance, I picked onion rings this time, which I'm sure I didn't last time).

Godot · 05-02-2003, 02:48 AM

Let's see... facial hair, 'outie' genitalia, no boobs. yup, I'm a man. Gee, the test agrees with me too! 86% confidence level though.

Funny, the picture doesn't look too much like me though. :boohoo:

Tabula_rasa · 05-02-2003, 05:18 AM

80% confident that I'm a woman.

I know I have become more sensitive as the years go by, especially after the divorce, but cheese Louise.

Tabula_rasa

topane · 05-02-2003, 06:33 AM

Man, 84% sure.

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05-01-2003, 09:26 PM	#11
BigBlue2 Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 6,666	They are 86% certain that I am a man. They are right.

05-01-2003, 10:01 PM	#12
oriecat Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Portland OR USA Posts: 1,098	86% confidence. I am a chick.

05-01-2003, 10:34 PM	#14
Utnapishtim Regular Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 330	It said that I was a man (correct) but it was only 50% confident. To me it makes no sense for it to say I'm male with only 50% confidence. Might as well say that it doesn't know!

05-01-2003, 10:40 PM	#15
Pyrrho Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: United States Posts: 7,351	I took the test twice. The first time, I answered all of the questions, even those where the choice was completely arbitrary. It said that there was an 80% confidence level that I was a man. I then took the test again, and I did not answer the questions that I believed did not have any acceptable answer, as well as the questions that were obviously designed to determine which gender you really were (e.g., the one about carrying things in one's pockets, the one about the last letter of your middle name, etc.). It then concluded that there was an 80% confidence level that I was a woman. The answers that I did give were, I believe, the same both times; I only failed to respond to non-questions, those that I don't accept any of the answers given, and those that I thought were too obviously pointing to which gender I must be. Frankly, I don't think very highly of the test.

05-02-2003, 01:09 AM	#16
trillian Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: OC Posts: 1,620	It said "You are definitely a Man!!!" 80% confidence. WRONG! Then it said "Really?" I'm not surprised as I has a good guess at the "correct" answers. But I didn't lie.

05-02-2003, 01:21 AM	#17
Nostalgic Pushhead Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: So. Burlington, Vermont Posts: 4,315	Hmm. I took this months ago, and it said I was a woman. Now, it says I'm a man. Actually, both times were pretty close to the middle, so I guess some of it went down to random choices. (for instance, I picked onion rings this time, which I'm sure I didn't last time).

05-02-2003, 02:48 AM	#18
Godot Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Calgary Posts: 1,335	Let's see... facial hair, 'outie' genitalia, no boobs. yup, I'm a man. Gee, the test agrees with me too! 86% confidence level though. Funny, the picture doesn't look too much like me though. :boohoo:

05-02-2003, 05:18 AM	#19
Tabula_rasa Regular Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: East of Dumbville, MA Posts: 144	80% confident that I'm a woman. I know I have become more sensitive as the years go by, especially after the divorce, but cheese Louise. Tabula_rasa

05-02-2003, 06:33 AM	#20
topane Regular Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: SE Pennsylvania Posts: 193	Man, 84% sure.

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